Course Overview
This course enables an administrator to manage a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) on VxRail solution. It covers reviewing the management interfaces, managing users, roles, and passwords, managing certificates and licenses, managing the workload domains, deploying NSX-T Edge cluster, performing lifecycle management, configuring multi-instance management, and exploring troubleshooting and support options. Hands on labs and simulated interactions are included in the course to provide a walk-through of the key steps involved in the administration of a VCF on VxRail solution.
Who should attend
This course is intended for customers, partners and Dell Technologies employees who are responsible for administering and managing a VCF on VxRail solution.
Prerequisites
This course assumes that the students are familiar with:
- Basic understanding of VMware Cloud Foundation
- Technical proficiency with VMware ESXi, vSphere and NSX-T components and user interfaces
- Experience of administering VxRail systems
The following training is recommended:
- VxRail 7.0.XXX Administration
- VCF on VxRail Concepts
- VMware Cloud Foundation Fundamentals
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the VCF on VxRail architecture
- Manage user accounts, roles and, passwords
- Manage VCF on VxRail components certificates and licenses
- Add and remove Tenant workload hosts
- Explore Developer Center
- Deploy NSX-T Edge cluster
- Describe VCF multi-instance management
- Perform lifecycle management
- Describe the prerequisites and the process to deploy vRealize Suite
- Use Supportability and Serviceability (SoS) utility to perform health check and collect logs
- Update DNS and NTP servers for VCF on VxRail components
- Locate VCF knowledgebase and advisories
Course Content
- Describe the VCF on VxRail Solution
- Navigate the Newly Deployed VCF on VxRail Solution and Describe the Components
- Configure Active Directory as an Identity Source
- Manage Use Accounts, Roles and Passwords
- Perform Certificate Management
- Manage Licenses in VCF on VxRail
- Manage Workload Domains
- Explore Developer Center
- Deploy NSX-T Edge Clusters
- Perform Lifecycle Management
- Deploy vRealize Suite
- VCF on VxRail Multi-Instance Management
- Backup and Restore SDDC Manager and NSX-T Manager
- Explore Troubleshooting and Support Options